Editing Lerwick (section)

===Provosts of Lerwick===
The '''Provost of Lerwick''' was the head of the Lerwick Town Council. Provosts were elected by the council and served not only as the chairman of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire town. They were equivalent in many ways to the institution of mayor. The council was established in 1818 and abolished in 1975, when it merged with the Zetland County Council to become the [[Shetland Islands Council]].

{| class="wikitable"
!Years
!Name
!Title
!Occupation
|-
|1818&ndash;1823 || [[Arthur Edmondston]] || Senior Bailie || Doctor
|-
|1823&ndash;1827 || Charles Ogilvy Snr || Senior Bailie || Merchant
|-
|1827&ndash;1829 || William Spence || Junior Bailie<br>''Acting as Senior Bailie'' || Royal Navy staff-surgeon
|-
|1829&ndash;1832 || William Spence || Senior Bailie || Royal Navy staff-surgeon
|-
|1832&ndash;1844 || Charles Ogilvy Jr || Senior Bailie || Merchant
|-
|1844&ndash;1847 || Joseph Leask || Junior Bailie<br>''Acting as Senior Bailie'' || Merchant
|-
|1847&ndash;1856 || William Sievwright Snr || Senior Bailie || Solicitor
|-
|1856&ndash;1862 || Charles Gilbert Duncan || Senior Bailie || Solicitor, Bank Agent
|-
|1862&ndash;1865 || Joseph Leask || Senior Bailie || Merchant
|-
|1865&ndash;1874 || Charles Gilbert Duncan || Senior Bailie || Solicitor, Bank Agent
|-
|1874&ndash;1876 || William Sievwright Jr || Senior Bailie || Solicitor
|-
|1876&ndash;1883 || Major Thomas Cameron || Chief Magistrates || Military officer
|-
|1883&ndash;1890 || John Robertson || Chief Magistrates || Merchant
|-
|1890&ndash;1895 || Charles Robertson || Provost/Chief Magistrate || Merchant
|-
|1895&ndash;1904 || John Leisk || Provost || Merchant
|-
|1904&ndash;1907 || James Mouat Goudie || Provost || Ironworks merchant
|-
|1907&ndash;1910 || Arthur Porteous || Provost || Chemist
|-
|1910&ndash;1913 || Arthur Laing || Provost || Pharmacist
|-
|1913&ndash;1915 || Robert Stout || Provost || Postmaster
|-
|1915&ndash;1920 || Peter Scott Goodlad || Provost || Shoemaker
|-
|1920&ndash;1924 || Robert D. Ganson || Provost || Motor dealer 
|-
|1924&ndash;1927 || James Laing || Provost || Stonemason
|-
|1927&ndash;1930 || John T. J. Sinclair || Provost || Fisheries merchant
|-
|1930&ndash;1933 || William Sinclair || Provost || Baker
|-
|1933&ndash;1936 || Robert Ollason || Provost || Stationer
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|1936&ndash;1941 || James A. Smith || Provost || Merchant
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|1941&ndash;1946 || Magnus Shearer || Provost || Wholesale merchant
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|1946&ndash;1950 || James Aitken || Provost || Insurance agent
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|1950&ndash;1953 || Robert A. Anderson || Provost || Oil depot surveyor
|-
|1953&ndash;1956 || George Burgess<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/blog/the-coronation|title=The Coronation|date=May 4, 2023|website=Shetland Museum & Archives}}</ref> || Provost || Wholesale grocer
|-
|1956&ndash;1959 || William Conochie || Provost || Stationer
|-
|1959&ndash;1962 || Robert Blance || Provost || Post Office clerk
|-
|1962&ndash;1965 || Harry Gray || Provost ||
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|1965&ndash;1967 || Andrew Nicolson || Provost || Post Office clerk
|-
|1967&ndash;1971 || Eric Gray || Provost || Draper
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|1971&ndash;1974 || William 'Bill' Smith || Provost || Post Office engineer
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|1974&ndash;1975 || James Taylor || Provost || Merchant
|}